When it is 09:00 in Mexico City it is 20:30 in New Delhi in January and 20:30 in July. New Delhi is 11 hours 30 minutes ahead Mexico City right now — and the difference is the same all year. This page gives the live times in both cities, the overlap between their working days, the daylight saving dates that move the difference, and the best meeting windows.

Try the tool: Time Zone Converter — convert any time between Mexico City and New Delhi, with the offset for the date you pick.

Live times in Mexico City and New Delhi

The two cities side by side. The January column uses the winter offsets (Mexico City UTC−06:00, New Delhi UTC+05:30); the July column uses the summer offsets (Mexico City UTC−06:00, New Delhi UTC+05:30).

Time in Mexico City New Delhi in January New Delhi in July
00:00 11:30 11:30
06:00 17:30 17:30
09:00 20:30 20:30
12:00 23:30 23:30
15:00 02:30 02:30
17:00 04:30 04:30
21:00 08:30 08:30

The world clock shows the current time in both cities live, and the individual city pages — time in Mexico City and time in New Delhi — explain each city's time zone, offsets and daylight saving in full.

The time difference between Mexico City and New Delhi

The difference is constant: New Delhi is 11 hours 30 minutes ahead Mexico City on every day of the year. That is the simplest case in time-zone work — the answer does not depend on the date, and a meeting set for 09:00 in Mexico City is always 20:30 in New Delhi. The reason the difference never changes is that neither city observes daylight saving.

To convert a time, add the difference: 09:00 in Mexico City is 20:30 in New Delhi in January and 20:30 in July; 17:00 in Mexico City — the end of the working day — is 04:30 in New Delhi in January and 04:30 in July. To go the other way, subtract it: 09:00 in New Delhi is 21:30 in Mexico City in January. The time difference calculator does the arithmetic for any date, and the UTC to New Delhi page gives the full conversion table for New Delhi.

Meeting overlap between Mexico City and New Delhi

The overlap is the hours when both cities are in their working day (09:00–17:00 local time). The table marks the overlapping hours in Mexico City's working day and shows what time they are in New Delhi.

January

Mexico City time New Delhi time Both working?
09:00 20:30 No
10:00 21:30 No
11:00 22:30 No
12:00 23:30 No
13:00 00:30 No
14:00 01:30 No
15:00 02:30 Yes
16:00 03:30 Yes

In January the overlap is 2 hours: 15:00, 16:00 Mexico City time. In July it is 2 hours: 15:00, 16:00 Mexico City time. The meeting planner finds the overlap for any two cities and any date, and the meeting time finder finds it for a whole team.

Daylight saving in Mexico City and New Delhi

Mexico City does not observe daylight saving, so its offset of UTC−06:00 never changes.

New Delhi does not observe daylight saving, so its offset of UTC+05:30 never changes.

The difference never changes, so there is no date on which a standing meeting moves. That does not mean the difference is the same as the difference with a third city — the difference between Mexico City and London, for example, may still move when London changes its clocks. The individual DST pages — Mexico City DST 2026 and New Delhi DST 2026 — give the exact dates for each city.

Best meeting windows

The best windows in January are 15:00–17:00 in Mexico City (02:30–04:30 in New Delhi). These are the hours inside both working days, so nobody is up early or late. It is a short window, so keep the meeting short and send an agenda in advance.

Calling and travel notes

When it is 09:00 in Mexico City it is 20:30 in New Delhi in January; when it is 12:00 in Mexico City it is 23:30 in New Delhi; when it is 17:00 in Mexico City it is 04:30 in New Delhi. The difference is under 12 hours, so the two cities are usually on the same date — but check the date for late-evening and early-morning times, when the date can differ by a day. Scheduling between the Americas and Asia is the hardest case in time-zone work: the difference is 12 hours or more, so one side's working day is the other's night. The only workable approach is to meet at the edge of the day — early morning in Mexico City and evening in New Delhi, or the reverse — and to keep the meeting short. Rotate the awkward hour week by week, or the same side will always be the one giving up its evening. Record the meeting and share notes, so the side that could not attend can still follow the decision.

Worked conversions

Six conversions, for January (offsets Mexico City UTC−06:00, New Delhi UTC+05:30):

Mexico City New Delhi
08:00 19:30
09:00 20:30
12:00 23:30
14:00 01:30
17:00 04:30
20:00 07:30

In July, the answers are the same. For the reverse direction, see New Delhi to Mexico City time.

Mexico City and New Delhi at a glance

Fact Mexico City New Delhi
Country Mexico India
Region Americas Asia
IANA time zone America/Mexico_City Asia/Kolkata
Standard offset UTC−06:00 UTC+05:30
Daylight saving offset — does not observe — does not observe
Offset in January 2026 UTC−06:00 UTC+05:30
Offset in July 2026 UTC−06:00 UTC+05:30
Observes daylight saving No No

The table is the whole pair in one place. The two numbers that matter most are the January and July offsets: if they are the same in both columns for a city, that city's offset never changes; if they differ, the city observes daylight saving and the difference between the cities moves with it. The individual city pages — time in Mexico City and time in New Delhi — explain each city's time zone, and the DST pages — Mexico City DST 2026 and New Delhi DST 2026 — give the exact change dates.

Frequently asked questions

What is the time difference between Mexico City and New Delhi?

New Delhi is 11 hours 30 minutes ahead Mexico City right now. In January the difference is 11 hours 30 minutes ahead and in July it is 11 hours 30 minutes ahead — it is the same all year.

How do I schedule a recurring meeting between Mexico City and New Delhi?

Pick a time inside the overlap — 15:00–17:00 Mexico City time — and set the calendar event in UTC so it moves correctly when the clocks change. Re-check the overlap in March and October, when the difference moves, and rotate the time if the meeting falls outside someone's working day.

What time is it in New Delhi when it is 09:00 in Mexico City?

It is 20:30 in January and 20:30 in July. The time zone converter gives the answer for any date.

What is the best time for a meeting between Mexico City and New Delhi?

The best windows in January are 15:00–17:00 Mexico City time — inside both working days.

Does the time difference between Mexico City and New Delhi change during the year?

No. The difference is 11 hours 30 minutes ahead all year, because neither city observes daylight saving.

What time is it in Mexico City when it is 09:00 in New Delhi?

It is 21:30 in January and 21:30 in July. See New Delhi to Mexico City time for the full comparison from New Delhi's side.

What are the time zones of Mexico City and New Delhi?

Mexico City is in America/Mexico_City (UTC−06:00 standard time) and New Delhi is in Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30 standard time).

What time is it in Mexico City when it is midnight in New Delhi?

It is 12:30 in Mexico City in January and 12:30 in July — the same day, because Mexico City is ahead of New Delhi. Midnight conversions are the ones that most often land on the wrong date, so always check the date as well as the time.

Sources

  • IANA Time Zone Database, via Node.js Intl (Intl.DateTimeFormat with timeZone) — offsets, daylight saving dates and local times in this article were worked out from the IANA database, not typed from memory.
  • TimeFlow's own time-zone data (data/cities.ts, data/dst.ts), computed from the IANA database.
  • TimeFlow's time zone converter and meeting planner — the live tools behind the numbers on this page.
  • Time-zone and daylight saving rules are set by governments and can change. For flights, deadlines and meetings that cannot move, confirm the time with an official source.